初中和英语作文辅导：找麻烦

 　This is what happened to John outside his house last night It was¹ midnightwhen John returned² home.He felt about his pockets³ but failed⁴ to find his key.He had⁵ left it in his office.He knocked⁶ at his front door trying to wake⁷ up his wife⁸,but she was sound sleep.Suddenly⁹ an idea occurred¹⁰ to John that a ladder¹¹,would be of great help to him.He went and got¹² a ladder from his garden,put it against¹³ the wall,and began climbing towards¹⁴ the bedroom window.He was almost¹⁵ up to the window when a policeman appeared¹⁶ below¹⁷.He ahouted at John and began to pull¹⁸ him down the ladder because he thought¹⁹ John was a thief²⁰.Fortunately,the shouting woke²¹ up John's wife.She opened the window instantly²² and explained²³ who he was and apologized²⁴ to the policeman.The policeman then said²⁵ to John with a smile,"Now that you are able²⁶ to get in,you hve to make sure this doesn't happen again."

1 was   

v.(is,am的过去式)是，在

参考例句：

• He said he was right.他说他是正确的。
• He was cold and hungry.他又冷又饿。

2 returned   

adj.被送回的，归来的v.返回，回来( return的过去式和过去分词 )；恢复；还；归还

参考例句：

• He resigned as Home Secretary and returned to the back benches. 他辞去了内政大臣的职务，回到后座议员席。
• The painting has been returned to its rightful owner . 这幅画已归还给合法所有权人。

3 pockets   

袋( pocket的名词复数 )； （附在车门上、提包内等的）小口袋； 球袋； 钱财

参考例句：

• Her pockets were bulging with presents. 她的口袋里装满了礼物。
• The blast was caused by pockets of methane gas that ignited. 爆炸是由数袋甲烷气体着火引起的。

4 failed   

adj.失败了的，不成功的v.在…中失败( fail的过去式和过去分词 )；衰退；衰弱；破产

参考例句：

• The plan was brilliant in its conception but failed because of lack of money. 尽管这计划构想绝妙，但终因资金不足而告流产。
• The child was killed when a car failed to stop at the crossing. 汽车在人行横道线未能停车，结果把小孩撞死了。

5 had   

vbl.have的过去式和过去分词；conj.有

参考例句：

• I just had a good idea!我有个好主意！
• The boy had a small branch of a tree in his hand.这个男孩手上拿一条小树枝。

6 knocked   

v.敲，击，打( knock的过去式和过去分词 )；（心）怦怦跳；把…撞击成（某种状态）；批评

参考例句：

• His glasses had been knocked askew by the blow. 他的眼镜一下子被打歪了。
• He knocked three times and waited. 他敲了三下门就等着。

7 wake   

vt.叫醒，激发；vi.醒来，醒着；警觉，振奋；n.醒；守夜；尾迹，痕迹

参考例句：

• Please wake me up at six.请在六点钟叫醒我。
• Be quiet or you'll wake the whole house!安静点！别把全家人都吵醒了！

8 wife   

n.妻子，太太，老婆

参考例句：

• She is my wife.她是我妻子。
• He is a tall man but his wife is a short woman.他是个子很高的男人，但他妻子很矮。

9 suddenly   

adv.突然，忽然

参考例句：

• The weather changed suddenly.天气陡变。
• He suddenly cried out at the top of his voice.他声嘶力竭地大叫。

10 occurred   

v.发生(occur 的过去分词)

参考例句：

• The prosecution stated that intercourse had occurred on several occasions. 控诉方称发生过数次性交。
• These changes have occurred over a long time span. 这些变化经过了很长一段时间才形成。

11 ladder   

n.梯子，阶梯，梯状物

参考例句：

• He got down from the ladder.他从梯子上下来了。
• The book is the ladder of human progress.书是人类进步的阶梯。

12 got   

v.(get的过去式)得到，猜到，明白

参考例句：

• I just got some bad news.我刚得到一些坏消息。
• I have got far too much work to do.我要做的事太多了。

13 against   

prep.与…对抗；对着

参考例句：

• You're against the traffic rules.你违反了交通规则。
• Are you for or against?你是赞成还是反对？

14 towards   

prep.朝，向，致力于，有助于，对于；大约，将近

参考例句：

• The house will be ready towards the end of the year.这房子在年底以前可以造好。
• He is friendly towards me.他对我友好。

15 almost   

adv.几乎，差不多

参考例句：

• The band has been on the road for almost a month. 那支乐队进行巡回演出近一个月了。
• We stay in almost every night and watch television.我们几乎每个晚上都在家里看电视。

16 appeared   

v.出现( appear的过去式和过去分词 )；出庭（作证或受审）；演出；发表

参考例句：

• Her beauty appeared ageless. 她的美显得经久不衰。
• He appeared at breakfast bleary-eyed and with a hangover. 他吃早餐时两眼迷糊，宿醉未醒。

17 below   

prep./adv.在……的下面；低于……

参考例句：

• I looked down at the hall below.我瞧了瞧下面的大厅。
• The temperature is below zero.温度在零度以下。

18 pull   

n.拉，拖，拉绳；vi.拔，拉，拖；vt.拉

参考例句：

• Pull your chair up to the table.把你的椅子挪近桌子。
• Please pull the door to when you go out.你出去请把门带上。

19 thought   

n.想法，思想，思维，思潮，关心，挂念；v.vbl.think的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• It was just a thought.这仅仅是一个想法。
• She thought he had a cold.她认为他感冒了。

20 thief   

n.贼；小偷

参考例句：

• He saw the thief running away.他看见贼逃走了。
• The thief broke the window and got into the house.那个窃贼打破窗子，进入屋内。

21 woke   

v.醒( wake的过去式 )；唤醒；唤起（记忆）；使再次感觉到

参考例句：

• She woke up with a terrible hangover. 她醒来时宿醉反应很厉害。
• I woke up covered in a rash. 我醒来时长了一身皮疹。

22 instantly   

adv.立即，立刻

参考例句：

• She was used to having her orders instantly obeyed.她习惯了让人即刻服从她的命令。
• Though he slept soundly,he awoke instantly.他虽然睡得很香，但是马上就醒了。

23 explained   

v.讲解，解释( explain的过去式和过去分词 )；说明…的原因，辩解；说明，解释，辩解

参考例句：

• It's the nth time I've explained it to you. 这件事我已经向你解释过无数遍了。
• He explained that he had to leave at once. 他解释说他必须立即离开。 来自《简明英汉词典》

24 apologized   

v.道歉( apologize的过去式和过去分词 )；辩白

参考例句：

• He felt suitably chastened and apologized. 他感到内疚并表示歉意。
• She apologized to her teacher for coming to school late. 她因迟到而向老师道歉。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

25 said   

v.动词say的过去式、过去分词

参考例句：

• He said to me that he could not come.他对我说他不能来。
• He said to his mother that he would do it by himself.他对他的母亲说他将自己独立做那件事。

26 able   

adj.能...的，有才能的，能干的，能够的

参考例句：

• How good and able he is!瞧他多能干啊！
• He is able to do this job well.他有能力做好这件工作。